Oldbayistheshit t1_iv80vly wrote on November 6, 2022 at 12:33 AM

Headphones out and head on swivel. Just cause you got the right away does not mean anything

qksv t1_iv94z8y wrote on November 6, 2022 at 6:25 AM

Licensed and Insured Drivers get to blast music and nearly kill other road users, while people just trying to walk across the street are culpable in getting hit because they wear headphones?

Pardon my French, but fuck that.

Ticket drivers. Tow them when they don't pay. Take away their license if they keep violating laws.

Driving is a privilege, not a right.

Oldbayistheshit t1_iv9uj8e wrote on November 6, 2022 at 12:14 PM

If you wanna die, that’s on you, but you’re gonna lose the fight

SleepCinema t1_ivdq63d wrote on November 7, 2022 at 5:14 AM

I don’t know why you’re being downvoted, it’s true. You, as a person walking, are much more physically vulnerable than someone in a car. And if music is causing you to not be aware of your surroundings, just take your headphones off at intersections/busy crossings. I expect the same from drivers. It’s just general best practice. Coming from someone who’s also almost been hit in a crosswalk multiple times and does think this is a driving issue. Not victim blaming pedestrians at all, but please, for your safety, you know?

I would say something else about how folks suddenly know when to keep headphones off, but I’m not tryna start a big debate.

_cuppycakes_ t1_iv8bvs2 wrote on November 6, 2022 at 1:55 AM

where does it say that OP had headphones in?

Oldbayistheshit t1_iv8d6jz wrote on November 6, 2022 at 2:04 AM

It doesn’t. That’s for everyone

_cuppycakes_ t1_iv8dqp1 wrote on November 6, 2022 at 2:09 AM

not wrong

Oldbayistheshit t1_iv8e4j0 wrote on November 6, 2022 at 2:11 AM

Too many people with EarPods in now. Go to a grocery store. People just walk right into you because they can’t hear you coming right next to them

SleepCinema t1_ivdqv0r wrote on November 7, 2022 at 5:21 AM

Yeah, the dodging and extra stomping you gotta do to alert people sometimes so they don’t run straight into you is ridiculous. Obviously, sometimes things just happen, but the AirPods thing has definitely been a constant factor in the uptick of incidents, speaking anecdotally. Also the unheard shouts of “hey can you hold the elevator!” has gone up as well. I would say maybe people pretend to not hear you/see you, but they always seem genuinely surprised/apologetic if you make it in time.